A grass roots organisation  | Aims and Objectives of the Forum  |  What does 'partnership' mean?  |  Other activities

The Forum's area covers Dunkirk, Old Lenton and New Lenton in Nottingham, between the private Park Estate, Derby Road and the Castle Boulevard and Lenton industrial estates. It includes about 3800 households and about 8000 residents, as well as the Queen's Medical Centre and the University of Nottingham campus.

A grass roots organisation

The Dunkirk and Lenton Partnership Forum is a grass roots umbrella organisation dedicated to enabling local people to express their views and influence the development of their community.
Our actions and priorities are decided by local people at regular public meetings, and we are run by a volunteer Executive Committee. We also have Working Groups looking in detail at particular issues, open to anyone who is interested.

Membership of the Forum is free and is open to all those who support the aims and objectives of the organisation. Our vision is “working towards a better Dunkirk and Lenton that a broad range of people want to live and work in “ with our charitable objectives “to promote any charitable purpose for the benefit of the inhabitants of Dunkirk and Lenton”.

Membership entitles you to vote at the AGM, Emergency General Meetings or other decision making meetings, to elect officers and Executive Committee members who oversee the direction of the Forum and to have a say in how you think the Forum should fulfil its vision.

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Aims and Objectives of the Forum

The aim of the Forum is to provide a voice for local people and to enable them to raise issues of concern. Through our themed Working Groups, we aim to address these issues and find appropriate resolutions.

Our aim is to work in partnership between local residents, local organisations and groups, and statutory bodies, such as the City Council, local schools, the Police and the Primary Care Group, to find these resolutions.

The aims and objectives of the Forum are:

Aims

The Forum exists to increase people's capacity to affect issues which have an impact on the community, and to enable local voices to be heard.

The Forum aims to provide local people with the opportunity to identify issues that affect them and work in partnership with the voluntary, private and public sectors to consider and implement solutions.

Objectives

• To increase participation in the life of the community and to empower local people.
• To develop a community based agenda.
• To establish the right to be consulted.
• To secure resources for Dunkirk and Lenton.
• To work to improve the social, economic and environmental development of the community.
• To support and develop closer links between individuals, groups and agencies.
• To collect, collate and disseminate information.

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What does 'partnership' mean?

Partnership working is about local people from all walks of life working with lots of different organisations, from voluntary groups to the City Council to the local health authority, in order to find ways of making services and opportunities in the area more effective. By working together, it is possible to identify needs and find solutions more effectively, with good communication between all the people involved.

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Other activities

We also produce the News from the Forum newsletter.

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